Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security

WASHINGTON — The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House. The entire department has been shut down since mid-February as Democrats have … Read more

Judge blocks Virginia from using new congressional maps, 1 day after redistricting vote passes

A state court judge on Wednesday blocked Virginia from moving forward with a redistricting effort that passed in a referendum a day earlier, a roadblock in Democrats’ efforts to redraw the state’s congressional maps and tilt as many as four House districts away from the GOP.   The order from Judge Jack Hurley of Tazewell … Read more

Senate passes short-term extension of overseas spying authority

The Senate gave final passage to a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, on Friday. The measure is a controversial spy authority that allows U.S. intelligence services to collect communications of non-American citizens outside of the U.S. CBS News’ Nikole Killion reports. Source link

Senate passes short-term FISA extension, following House in maintaining surveillance law through April 30

Washington — The Senate on Friday passed a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, known as FISA, by unanimous consent, hours after the House passed the short-term extension of the law after 2 a.m. Friday.  The extension through April 30 pushes back the expiration date of the controversial warrantless surveillance … Read more

First-ever moratorium on AI data centers passes Maine legislature

The AI data center backlash Paul Gigot, Kim Strassel, Allyssia Finley, and Jason Riley discuss the growing progressive backlash against AI data centers. Citing environmental concerns, increased electricity prices, and potential job displacement, Bernie Sanders and AOC introduced legislation for a nationwide moratorium on new data center construction. The panel explores the economic implications and … Read more

House passes aviation safety bill in response to deadly midair collision near D.C.

Washington — The House on Tuesday passed its version of an aviation safety bill, months after it rejected separate legislation that cleared the Senate with unanimous support and angered families of the victims of a deadly midair crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.  In a 396 to 10 vote, the House approved the ALERT … Read more

Tennessee Senate passes bill criminalizing migrants who defy deportation orders

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tennessee Republicans are moving to criminalize immigration violations at the state level with a bill that would make it a crime for migrants to remain in the Volunteer State after a final deportation order. The measure, which passed the Republican-controlled Senate on a 26-6 vote, would require … Read more

Senate passes bill to fund most of DHS after House GOP caves

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 48-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown is one step closer to ending after the Senate moved to fund most of the department Thursday morning. The Senate agreed via voice vote to send a bipartisan deal funding the whole department except for President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement … Read more